[meteorite-list] Germany Meteorite?

From: Alexander Seidel <ase_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:22 2004
Message-ID: <3F7FF78D.1273A1D2_at_planet-interkom.de>

Hi Walter and list,

no, this certainly belongs to the realm of myths and legends.

The largest stone meteorite ever recovered in Germany is Benthullen
(17.25 kg), and in terms of total mass recovered, the largest iron is
Steinbach with approximately 98 kg (not a single individual), followed
by the IIC-iron Unter-Maessing (80 kg). The largest witnessed fall of
an iron meteorite is that of the IIIB-AN-iron Treysa (63 kg), which
happened in 1916. Doubtful records or pseudometeorites are excluded
here, of course.

All of these donīt meet the criteria cited below.

Alex
Berlin, Germany

  
> Walter Branch wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Among the almost daily offers from off-list individuals selling
> meteorites, I received the following request for information. Does
> anyone know anything about this:
>
> I was visiting the Odessa Crater recently and it
> sparked conversation. I could swear that in 1996-7-8 I
> heard that a meteorite hit somewhere in Germany and
> that it measured 6 or 16 or 60 feet in diameter. Can
> you confirm this? Why didn't it get more pub? I tried
> to find out about this online...but could not.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> -Walter
>
> ------------------------------------------
> www.branchmeteorites.com
> Walter Branch, Ph.D.
> Branch Meteorites
> PO Box 60492
> Savannah, GA 31420
>
>
>
Received on Sun 05 Oct 2003 06:50:53 AM PDT